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Yes, pretty close to what I was thinking. But it is not clear what substrate that car was stored on. If earth the frame is probably swiss cheese. If concrete there might be hope. Certainly worth a personal look before buying. People poo-poo the 1979s because of production numbers but I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed mine. It is still in the family.
another question, if the keys are missing which I have no idea if they are, is it hard to get another set made? I have a 54 beetle that I just had to take the code off the cylinder and I was ably to get a new set made
If it is a low Kms car due to the history you stated, then I say, it's worth a serious look under the 'skin'. The bird poop will have etched the paint but maybe just a little surface rust on the frame etc.
Worth the wait. I can honestly say that back in 79, when I had my 77 L48, the torque was plenty regardless of the low horsepower.
another question, if the keys are missing which I have no idea if they are, is it hard to get another set made? I have a 54 beetle that I just had to take the code off the cylinder and I was ably to get a new set made
You don't want to take that steering column apart to see a code. A mobile locksmith will do that job.
Here is a picture of the fabric from an original sample book:
Here is a picture from the interior of my '79 with about 50,000 miles on the clock.
While it is obviously a wildly different color pay attention to the size of the "dots". As original very little of the background underneath the dots appears. As it wears you see more of the background--just as a previous poster mentioned. In my opinion that interior shows FAR more wear than would be expected if the odometer reading is to be believed.
If you remain interested, I suggest taking some excellent quality waterless cleaning supplies to see if the finish appears reasonably restorable. While I personally love true yellow cars (like "Corvette Yellow" of 1979) I also believe that it was and remains about the most difficult color to maintain due to its tendency to fade even without sunlight.
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